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Date Posted: 23:32:27 07/19/08 Sat

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Subject: W.I.N. New Zealand launches


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WIN Media and Communications
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Date Posted: 00:14:47 07/16/08 Wed



On behalf of the International W.I.N. Board of Directors, we are pleased to announce that W.I.N. is now an official registered charity in New Zealand. W.I.N. of New Zealand began offering the Right Living Classes over 4 months ago, but as of today is now a registered outreach, which will allow us to expand the program throughout New Zealand.

W.I.N of New Zealand is the love and passion of Mrs. New Zealand Globe Caraher Gilbert 2007, who began the efforts to launch W.I.N. of New Zealand after last year's Mrs. Globe 2007. Emma has been teaching Right Living in New Zealand for over four months and today recieved the official documents establishing W.I.N. of New Zealand as on official charity. Congrats Emma, we are excited about the future.

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Subject: I have a question about my mother. I'm in my 30s & don't have much of a relationship with her. Why you are probably asking? Well the short of it is she hit me when I was younger, embarrassed me constantly as a teen, made up horrible stories, blamed me for her divorce from my father saying he loved me more (sick I Know!), walked out on my brother, sister, & I when I was 17, and had numerous affairs while my dad was an officer in the military and off fighting for our country. I have never had much respect for her and my father who is a great man, has basicaly acted like a mom and dad to me. The problem is I'm married and have kids and I'm worried about my girls. My mom never calls or sees them and I don't want to push my beliefs and opinion about her on them but they are starting to see it. They are 9 and 6. She does everything for her other grandchild and nothing for mine! Am I a bad person for not wanting anything to do with her and for sheltering my kids from her? Click in


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03 US Globe Gal
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Date Posted: 16:15:51 06/04/07 Mon

My husband can't stand her. She tries to ruin every holiday and he says she has "poor me syndrome" and wants everyone to feel sorry for her. I have been through Right Living but am struggling with guilt, thinking I should try to make it work but I really don't want to! She has not been there for me or my brother for so long. We truly believe she has a psychological disorder. We worry she might be bipolar... Can you shed any light on this. Thank you so much for listening and sharing your advice. I really value your knowledge and advice.

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Subject: Not Happy


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Melissa
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Date Posted: 20:13:02 07/03/08 Thu

Hello all. I am 27 years old and have been dating my on again/ off again boyfriend for almost 7 years. I am a college educated successful professional who has a wonderful family and amazing friends. I dont even understand why I allow myself to ever be upset in a relationship, but then think about how much I love him.

The problem is, he was my first love. He can be so perfect at times and makes me laugh so hard, whenever things are good. Yet, there are those times where the slightest thing can set him off.

He drinks and becomes manipulative. However, he is not possessive of me. He plays that very cold and nonchalant role quite often when I'm doing things with friends or family, yet will brag to me when he goes out with his buddies. Whenever we're together, he'll tease me about how pretty other girls are. He constantly I feel is testing me. Testing what he can get away with.

This has been the emotional roller coaster I have been going through. I just want some support here, as it is not clear what is wrong with him. What I do know is that he treats his mother with respect and is not mean to her while sober, yet when he drinks can become extremely sarcastic and hurtful to especially her or I.

I know she drank excessively while he was growing up and his father was very rough on the boys in the household.....

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Subject: Article by Dr. Tracy Kemble


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WIN Media and Communications
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Date Posted: 13:56:14 06/29/08 Sun



The Bride with a Bouquet of Boundaries
By Dr. Tracy Kemble


I remember preparing for my first wedding. I had everything from my gown to the flowers designed exactly to how I dreamed. My story went like this: A sunset wedding with a handful of people I knew, a fitted strapless gown with long gloves to show off my buffed pre-wedding shoulders; my three brides maids consisting of my two sisters and my best friend, all wearing simple yet elegant taupe brown cocktail length dresses; and best of all my father, blissfully walking me down the isle, who once he gave me away, would go hold hands with my mother in the front pew as we exchanged our vows.

It could have been a beautiful memory. But it never happened that way. In fact the memories of my wedding day still create a pit in my stomach. Unlike the way my dream played out, where I would gaze into the sunset as our friends and family loving watched on, instead due to my lack of boundaries turned out to be a day meeting the needs, tastes and traditions of others.

The shift in my dream began with my deeply traditional Irish Catholic soon to be mother-in-law. She refused to show up to the wedding if we were not married in the church. She claimed our marriage would not be recognized by God. I changed the location, as who wants both your mother-in-law and God mad at you from the start? I then had to change my dress as, “Showing my shoulders in church was as sin.” God forbid to be sinful on my wedding day, so to not offend the Bishop or the Church, strapless turned into high neck and long sleeves. Then there was the extended family upsets. They were Irish Catholic and there were eight in his immediate family alone, so my wedding party went from 2 to 13 to avoid alienating anyone. Chocolate brown was replaced with traditional Irish green gowns to make my husband-to-be happy; and as for my ‘blissful’ father, he and my recently separated mother would not even sit on the same pew together.

Getting married is supposed to be one of the most enjoyable memories in a girl’s life. The planning of the gown, cake, invites and location are to bring dancing emotions of love and passion to the blushing bride. Too often however, due to the pressures of family, finances, tradition and other’s opinions, rather than blushing with love and passion, the bride is red with anger and frustration. Why? Because while planning the day that is supposed to be all about her, she encounters ‘Aunt Opinionated’, ‘In-law Insisting’ and ‘Mother My Way’.

It not uncommon for a bride-to-be to desire to please herself, as well as her immediate family, her fiancé and her new in-laws. The pressures of creating a day that everyone can enjoy, and yet allowing the bride to still feel it is ‘her’ day, is the optimum goal. To do that however, requires a balance of not only focusing on the beauty of the flowers in the bouquet, but to also make sure you are armed with an arsenal of personal boundaries as well.

If you are a bride who finds yourself having to fight for your own way on your special day; if you are torn between keeping family peace yet creating your lifetime memories, here are five boundaries to tuck in your wedding planning kit that will ensure your wedding bliss.

#1: Recognize Unsolicited Donations: People have a bad habit of giving, “Unsolicited Donations” to brides. Unsolicited Donations are the advise, recommendations, and opinions given without prompting or solicitation. As you plan the day that will lock itself in your memory bank, be aware of any unsolicited donations from the influencers in your life. If and when you are handed any unsolicited donations, rather than allowing yourself to be pushed into it or offended by it, simply thank the donor for their input. “Thank you for that information. If my current plans change, it is something to consider.” No matter what, never agree at first blush to their donation, recommendation or tradition unless you know without a shadow of doubt it is right for you.

#2: Remember you have a plan: We are able to be pushed into something we do not want when we do not have a plan in place. Therefore, as you plan your wedding, realize that every aspect of your special day is already planned, even if you are not yet aware of what you want. How then, do you handle the ‘yet to be determined plans’ others are anxious to fill for you? You put them in the “under planning” category. The ‘under planning’ category is your pause button that will allow you to have the time to consider all aspects of your choice. The “under planning” category means yours plans are set, you have simply not detailed or announced them publicly as of yet. Implementing the “under planning boundary” sounds like this:, ‘Thank you for that information. We already have that area under planning and we look forward to sharing it with the family soon.”

#3: Go on Record from the Start: Some people, especially those who believe in being generous with their unsolicited donations need to be set strait from the beginning. Therefore from the moment the engagement is announced, go on record with those around you that your wedding will be a celebration of the bride and groom and though tradition is important, the entire planning will be based on just the two of you. This boundary will not stop people from trying to influence their way, but it will give you a reference point to say, “Thank you for that recommendation. The plan for the wedding is to create a unique experience that is a total reflection of just us. We are excited to share it with everyone and begin traditions of our own.”

#4: Choose Your Battles: When it comes to setting the stage to what you want and do not want on your wedding day, remember you not only have to live with yourself, but also with the people you might be offending. Therefore, think it through. If the request they are making is going to affect your memories, then hold your boundary and create a memory that you will enjoy replaying in your mind’s eye. To this day I am still haunted by pickled green bridesmaid dresses. If however, what they are asking will not cost you anything but a difference of opinion and a smile on their face, consider granting it as a form of peace.

#5: Traditions don’t make a healthy marriage: Though every parent or family member dreams of a perfect wedding according to their taste, tradition, color or location do not create a healthy marriage. Good communication, intimacy and trust with your partner are what do. The planning and pressures of a wedding can be a source of stress, conflict and division between a young couple. With proper boundaries however, the planning of a wedding can serve as an excellent place for a new couple to learn to set boundaries to create and protect the “us’ factor that is required to make marriages work.

When it comes to creating your wedding memories, the late Jackie Kennedy Onassis summed it up beautifully when she was quoted as saying, “Create good memories, as when we are old, they are the only things that we have to fill our day.”
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About Dr. Tracy Kemble: Dr. Tracy Kemble is the author of “The Rules of Love” Creating the Constitution for the Land of Us. For more visit her website at www.WomenInspiraiton.net

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Subject: Putting on the Brakes or being Cautious, Unsure but feels familiar!


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Denise (Uncertain)
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Date Posted: 16:55:12 05/23/08 Fri

Hi Tracy, Its been awhile since Ive been to WIN classes and doing quite well,but miss you guys frequently and will be coming back for a few refreshers. I am in a new relationship a few mos. this person has expressed his love for me deeply and states he fell in love with my heart& mind over the past year and recently states loves my body as well. (Yep,weve done it!) I was a product of verbal/physical abuse & abandonment from my husbands, I would give myself away completely, and glad to say I am not doing any of that anymore and found my grounding finally, except I am unsure, I am away every other weekend on travel and he expressed he feels like the divorced child in the relationship when Im gone, not being able to spend time together. I notice his text messaging is not his usual when im gone and only usually about general things, not his beautiful loving caring words & compliments, maybe "missin u" i feel he disconnects and then when i return he wants to re-engage within a day of my return and then he's back to his normal self again. I ask u, how do i determine if this is real authentic love, and him just detaching as if to protect himself in a way, or if i am being played so to speak, i don't beleive its just the sex he wants as we sometimes stay the night together and just hold each other. He tells me he loves me and has never felt this before with another, I just don't want to miss a crucial sign, before I get too deep into it, my concern now,i am pulling back & observing more,Im questioning a withdrawl of love, sumthin done to me before but don't know if it is actually that! or me being afraid or going crazy if i don't hear/feel his words of love!! I want to approach him& ask why his distance & change in behavior,pre-occupied? or his way of dealing with it. He's now going on a trip & busy planning to go & he's doing the same thing, I don't want to start going crazy in love again!! I don't want it to become an unhealthy pattern or breakdown in communication. He is self sufficient & otherwise great, I want to make sure I still am and not going to sacrifice myself too much in order to get the wonderful affection & affirmations! Thanks for your kind advice and direction. Denise

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Subject: Always my fault


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Lynn (weary)
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Date Posted: 15:28:55 06/07/08 Sat

I have been married for 4 years together for 7 years and I am getting really weary.I married out of my culture(I am American and my husband is Latino)...I feel like ever since we have been together that I lost myself.I gained weight and Im fatigued and I am stressed and angry.I used to be a very calm person.
I am a stay at home Mom and Im older(in my 40's)My question is I guess if Im in an emtional abusive situation.
My husband does not beat me physically...in the start of our relationship though,he would drive in the car errratically to scare me and he smacked me a few times.
He has an explosive temper...he doesn't get along with anyone wherever he works.He has tried to calm his temper over the years...however,little things set him off.
Right now I became overdrawn at the bank(rarely happens)&
he always tells me that everything I do is a mistake etc...
I feel so depressed because he never gives me any emotional support.He is very cold and without empathy.
I have three kids & one is from a previous marriage...many times he verbally abuses my son and I feel guilty for staying with him.I sometimes want a way out of this relationship but don't know where to start.I don't have my own car and Im stuck at home all the time with the kids.
I feel sorry for my kids because they never have anything to do in this house.It just gets me so depressed.
One thing he does is he makes so much out of little things...things that normal people wouldnt get upset over...everything is a big deal with him.He also keeps a tight rein on our money since Im a stay at home Mom...Im expected to pay all the bills but Im lucky if he gives me
a little bit out of the paycheck.He seems to always be complaining about money.
Does any of this sound familiar?
Thanks for listening...

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Subject: Very confused


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Jen (confused)
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Date Posted: 07:10:14 02/12/08 Tue

I am very confused on my situation right now. My husband and I have been married a little over 6 yrs together, we have have known each other 8 years. We met on the internet with both of us getting out of previous marriages. I lived in California and he lived in Florida, in time I got pregnant with my daughter and moved to Florida to join him and within that time we had gotten married. When I first met him he was wonderful, caring, loving, and I thought that he was just the most charming man I ever knew!! I began to realize in the first year that he didn't like me having "men" friends. all my life I have had "men" friends, I get along with them, and I enjoy there company. He made me cut ties with a friend of mine I had for 15 yrs, because he thought that "him and I had too much of an emotional connection". I was kind of confused at the time, but didn't really think anything of it. I started to go behind his back, and talk to this man, because he was one of my friends. well when he found out, it was like world war 3, and all my fault, and I "cheated" on him, so he says, by talking to him. I, according to him, ruined our trust in our marriage, and that anything beyond that would be my fault. Again, I got scared that if I continued to talk to this man, that it would be a constant fight between my husband and I. It killed me to give up a friendship for my husband, but I thought that if I respected him enough I should do it to make him happy. I now question that, now in retrospect.

After one more child, and a few more years of marriage we began to have a bit more problems with our marriage. He had an"online" relationship with someone, and planned on meeting her, he said he didn't, she said they did, but I don't believe him, but I forgave him, and moved on. As time went on, when things went wrong it was always my fault, "well you screwed up the bills" "well why are you going to the store and buying stupid stuff" "well why are you talking to people who are so nonsupporting" "you need to let go of your friends, and stop looking in the past and look in the future". He wouldn't let me talk about anything of his past, because he didn't want me to have him think of me as a bad person. I tried to explain to him that my past is important and I hold my past experiences dearly because this is how it got to be where I am today.

Well the last few years, he decided to go to paramedic school, on top of playing in a volunteer fire dept that he adored. I gave up just about every night of the week for him to do something that made him happy. I was lonely, I was unhappy and I was miserable. I thought that he would never be there for me to babysit because his life is so busy and I wanted to make him happy. I ended up having an emotional affair with one of his friends, and he found out just recently.

When that happened I realized I hadn't been happy for a long time, I was sick and tired of being blamed for everything, sick and tired of feeling trapped, and sick and tired of feeling lonely and guilty for everything. I went to a personal counselor, and he has been a great help. he has helped me realize that my husband is an emotional abuser, and controlling. I never even considered this about him, until recently. I have began to stand up to my husband, and make him accountable for his own actions. I remind him that not everything is my fault, and he needs to look in the mirror at times. He goes through these cycles of "poor me" "this is your fault" goes around hitting things and then becomes apologetic and says he'll change. In the times he claims he will change I believe him, but as itme goes on I realize it is not true. It has only been a month since I started standing up to him. Everyone including my my counselor and friends say I need to leave him because emotional abusers have a hard time changing. Leaving would be the hardest thing in my life, I have no job, I have three kids, and live 2500 miles away from any support. My mother is coming out here for 2 weeks and staying in a condo, if I decide to leave she is here to help me. I battle my feelings EVERYDAY, I don't know what the right answer, I can't handle the emotional roller coaster, and it effects my children. My husband told my daughter he hated me a few days after the affair, and now she is scared to death he hates me. He cries like a baby so everyone hears him and my 5 yr old wants me to hold her while he does it. That is not fair to her, she doesn't deserve it. When I threaten to leave he always tells me that this is my fault the marriage is ending, and that I have nothing, and I'm just going to run back into my family's arms. It is hard to not breakdown in front of him, but I stand my guard. He hates it, he says I'm an emotional wall that is nto breaking and he's tired of it. He claims that I did the cheating and he is paying the price, this is my fault that he is in pain and i "owe" him something. I begin to think I "owe" him something, I don't know what I "owe" him but I begin to believe it. I show him these thigns on emotional abuse and he freaks out, he doesn't want to believe it and gets angry when i look things up or talks about it.

So HERE is my question, does this sound like a typical emotional abuser? I know he is, but I really need more evidence to myself to prove that "yes this is UNHEALTHY". I live in fear that he is going to try to put a restraining order on me. He has already turned the internet off, turned my cell phone off and turned my house phone off numerous times to "intimidate" me. I told him to go ahead and do it, and it just gives me more reason to leave. He says my counselor doesn't know him and he wants to go talk to my counselor himself to show him that I am at fault for his pain, and anger.

I think he thinks something is wrong with him, but I do not believe he thinks he is an abuser, I think he thinks he just needs anger management and than that will cure him. He got put on zoloft, and goes to personal counseling, but I know he is just telling them all the stuff I do, and nothing more.

I am at a crossroads right now, and I am looking for advice or reassurance for anyone out there who is going through the same sort of thing! Thanks for reading my BIG LONG story!! Venting feels good!

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Subject: emtional abuse relationship or me being stupid and weak?


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Date Posted: 16:33:28 05/04/08 Sun

i met my ex 5 years ago and it was true love but he had commitmet problems as his family was very dysfunctional(he had seen his parents fight)i tried to help him with his commitment problems and let him move in with me from there things went down hill he would never open up to me and would constantly go out with his mates and chat to slim pretty girls and pretty much ignore me he would complain about the fact i was messy and borrow money off me then 4 months after we were living together a member of my family passed away and he was loving and care=ing and supportive for 2 weeks then declared he was leaving me as i was a angry nasty person who just needed to get over it!! the day after he left me he came in to the bar i worked in and kissed a girl in front of me looking at me whilst he kissed her for the next six months i tried to move on but we ended up sleeping together a lot and i feel pregnant i didnt know about it untill i misscarrried as we were not together i thought he would accuse me of emtional blackmail and say i was doing it to get back at him so i kept it to myself after a year he was ta my doorstep wanting to gicve things another go like a fool i trusted him " i then found out it was because he was homeless" everything was going great untill my friends party where i got drunk and felt i couldnt keep it to myself and told him his reaction was i was a spitefull bitch not once asking me how i felt or why i couldnt tell him from then on things went bad again he moved in with someone lese and slept around making sure i knew about every girl but doing it in a way that he couldnt be blamed for me finding out eventually i manged to get my confidence back up and was happy in a new home without any memories of him and then he came back this time it was that we should try again as he had sorted his life out and he wanted me to be in it i should have seen it coming but i didnt then i found out i was pregnant and we were both over the moon yet at the same time i was terrified of the fear i would lose the baby and he didnt really seem to bothered by this untill 3 motnhs gone on christmas eve he went out with one of his mates and the next day he left me i struggled thru the pregenacy trying to keep him involved and when i asked about csa he got a girlfirend to threaten me then came the day of our child birth and the mani used to love came back and cut the cord and held my hand thru all of it and it was the happiest day of my life and for the first 3 months it was bliss untill he met someone and told me that as we werent a couple (which i thought we were) he would be with her now and that he was too busy for his child then kept floating in and out of his childs life untill i finally put my foot down and stopped him seeing his daughter(he has paid a penny to her by the way)he said i was fat stupid pathetic phscyotic and a liar and that my parents could pay for our child so why should he now he has totally changed his tune and is claiming he is the victim by saying im banning him from seeing his child and that its all my fault if our child grows up emtionally cut off admittley i dont help matters as when i try and contact him regarding out chisds welfare i end up texting him nasty messages as he ignores us unless it suits him
because of me he also flaunts his new lady friend at the bar i go to when my family sit for my child and he has made his amily choose between hima nd the child leavin my child without grandparents my family have been amazing and so havemy friends and i have lost loads of weight and im trying to get him out of my life but the guilt i feel for not letting our child see its father is tearing me up inside and i am ment to go out for a friends birthday next week and i am scared to in case he makes my life hell as usual.
he doesnt want me but doesnt want anyone elze to have me and to make matters worse he always shows off his younger prettier girl friend and has admitted to me in the past he has cheated on me then denied and said he only said that to be mean?
i feel i have no control over my life and everytime i try and move on he comes along and pulls the rug from under my feet
is this a emitional abusive relationship or am i just weak?
sorry to go on and on but i had to get it out of my system its been years!

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Subject: alone but not lonely


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Date Posted: 11:29:39 04/21/08 Mon

Dearest Dr Tracy my life is in so much turmoil at the moment and I feel so low and desperate, I feel like I know what must be done but am lacking the confidence to begin and hoped that you could give me a few words of encouragement and a little push in the right direction, I feel like I could so easily give up on everything and just want to curl up in a corner. My daughter is now getting help with her alcoholism but recently had a few relapses and the consequences of that were to be taken to court where she received a fine and court costs which I had to pay as she is only 16, one of my other daughters punched my eldest in her face and also had to go to the police both of which has left me with no savings and no where to turn. The verbal abuse from them is tearing at my soul and every bad word is like a knife in my heart. I am caring and so patient with them and assure them that I love them but still get treated this way every day and dont know how to stop it. The violence and agression is rubbing off on my little one and I am trying to shield her from it and help her to grow up as a caring loving person but am scared it will leave a lasting impression on her. My 14 yr old has some minor mental health problems which is why the doctors say she behaves this way but it is so very difficult to deal with and I have no family to support me, all my friends wont come anymore because she has been verbaly abusive to them. The only support I do have is my husband but he works very long hours and gets upset when I am constantly talking about the bad things that happened that day, I only have him to talk to but now feel that I cant say anything about how I feel or my fears incase I upset him.
I also have problems with the way my husband is with our finances, he never opens any bills and is behind with the bank, I cannot work now because our 14yr old has to be home schooled due to the fact that she was expelled so many times and refused to work with her tutors so finances are bad at the moment and everytime I ask him to let me take over running them he changes the subject. I dont know how bad it is as he wont tell me and feel angry and scared.
I am so confused right now and dont know how things could have got so bad, I took your advice and got myself some counselling and it really helped me to put a lot of the past behind me and focus on the future and to see that 'everything' is not my fault as I used to believe but I feel so low and exhausted at the moment that it is hard to pick myself up and start the healing process again. I have been loosing my hair because of the stress and am constantly unwell.
Thank you in advance for any advice as I know you are very busy right now and thank you for creating this forum, it really feels like a blessing right now, My Respect Mouse

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Subject: it s me again, .....not good enough for someone to care..but...


Author:
mary
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Date Posted: 22:51:31 02/16/08 Sat

hello ,
it s me again.
i know , maybe, i ve posted enough, and maybe i should not do this at all , but , i have no one to talk to .
Talking about it at least here helped me to , understand what is happening.
I ve been manipulated here , for really long time, he has just founded me in a very easy situation to ,use against me for his onw ends.
I need help , unfortunatelly i do not know where to find it, .
He is just misusing me to cover up his lies, he is verbally and practically with money , misusing me , and right now , and always he is threating me to kick me out on the street, while he knows that right now i do not know where to go.He does not let me think, for he is threating me all the time, and he claims, that i do something to him that is causing him to be so , but i do not.
He invited me here in the first place, but he has been fooling me all along, pretending, that, he was going to be there for me , and that he cared for me, only that , only the oposite hapens and i had to give up .
All my time has been wasted because of his lies,and his misuse after in order to cover them.
He has just been misusing me to cover up his lies.
I do not want to be with him because he is , immoral , and he prefers, to ,pscychologically abuse me than to admit the truth.
I almost gone crazy because of it, cause i could not figger out what was that i was doing wrong, and why did i have to take this .
i should never trusted him.
He has just turned me into a looser , just exactly what he is, that s what he wanted , to destroy any hope i might had , for in any other case , he woudl suport me pchychologiacaly since i ve been in a foreigne place, .
he would care for i wanted, he would not just turn his back on me, and curse me on top of it.
He just has been humiliating me , and has been loughing at my expence , praising his ego over how much of a fool i have been , and how smart he is , and how easy it is to fool people.
He tells me everyday of how much of a looser i am and how much he is doing, in contrast.
while i have not contracts here, it s not my house officialy , he was not even registering me for months in the last period, so i could not get a job without an oficial address , i was like a homeless.
he had the money he could at least borrow me something so i could go, but , he is not doing that either,
he made fake promises, and then he calls me a fool and stupid , and he treats me disrespectfully because i believed it.
i think he is the one that needs to learn a lesson here ,
for ,he has been making fake promises , and not the other way around.
i do not know , if going to the police can help me right now , for i feel like going there , and tell all about it , and his ilegal past..............

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Subject: Using GOD against Me


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alumni (confused)
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Date Posted: 16:58:32 02/26/08 Tue

Here I am again. Trying to get my tool box out and find what tools to use. Funny it is like speaking a foreign language, if you don't use it you lose it. I have not held on to my healing enough the first time and now I am fighting everyday to get it back and make daily a better choice for myself and my kids.

OK so the long story I dont want to bore you with but bottom line is this... I left a verbally, emotionally and caotic alcoholic marriage, and when I did I thought I was in my healing and had a sound mind to make the decisions I need to when entering new relationships. Well here I am 6 years later, re-married, and was googly eyed "IN LOVE" with a man I could tell EVERYTHING TO WITH OUT FEAR OF JUDGEMENT, LOVED ME UNCONDITIONALLY, TREATED MY KIDS GREAT, HAD TONS IN COMMON, and well after the I Do the control that I guess looking back I saw I definetly see now.
Obvious he is unhealed, obvious he has abusive habits in all forms, some worse than others(verbal) and I am quite aware but can't seem to figure out why I let him use God to make me believe that by wanting to leave the situation I am not doing what God would want? I am in ARMS (I believe it is an off shoot of WIN) Abuse Recovery Ministry Services and it is very similar to RL the fellowship is nice, and I am really trying to get those tools back. I think I just need to gain continued strenght by better choices one day at a time. However when I try to speak to my husband (who now is really trying, and I generally think he realizes the traits he has after fighting him about it for years, He is catching his verbal stuff but not seeking help) SO if he is trying and I am telling him I am numb, and not sure how I feel about things and that I lack trust for him to change, he says go ahead leave (make the wrong choice that you know you will be making) and leave I cant stop you that is your choice. You know what you are suppose to do, as if God wants me to tolerate, forgive and not make him accountable.??? Any ADVISE?

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Subject: Where to get help


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Cathy
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Date Posted: 08:32:24 02/11/08 Mon

My cousin is finally ready after 38 years to get help. Where in NJ can I find help for her? She is in an emotionally, and sometimes physically, abusive marriage.
Please e-mail me: cathpadilla@aol.com
Thank you!

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Subject: Need counseling or help of some sort


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Mia
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Date Posted: 15:15:40 01/30/08 Wed

Where can I get help in Denver for my emotionally abusive marriage? I've lived with this for 24 yrs and I cannot take it anymore. When I tried to go back to work and reinvent myself last yr, my husband became a monster intent on keeping me in his figurative cage. We have children and I stay for their sake.

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Subject: desperate


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mia
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Date Posted: 08:08:42 02/04/08 Mon

I left a msg below, but no one responded. Can anyone help?

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Subject: what can i do ???


Author:
mary (no how to say no...???)
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Date Posted: 12:59:58 01/04/08 Fri

hello....
i have this problem, for several years now , shame on me,
i really feel , funny on this situation..
before i could not explain it at all , i had no words for it,
i mooved in an other, country, where i spoke not a single word, to be with , my boyfriend, which i thought, was a nice guy......i was 19 he 28 , i had just finished school, only lived at my parents house till then , i had a few flirts, but not much experience, either, on relationships , first time i had to take care of my self, and i thouhght, i could have some fun doing it.
i m into what i , think now an abuse relationship,
but only last year ,where , for the first time i had some time for my self, and that , with the usual arguments, could i understand calmly my situation.
for long time , i ve been in stress, in distress, for long time , i thought , he made me feel like i was crazy, he would curse me, i would go mad , really mad, i would not be able to calm down into my self, i would cry , i would be in despair, i could not talk to anyone for i thought no one would believe me , my parents have had no idea what i was going thrue , i felt i could not approach people any more,
i felt ashamed for what i had to undergo , he pretended all the time he knew me, and my motives, that, i was the one causing the problems, and he had nothing to do with it,
if he would see me brake something to just, calm down where normally i would not do such thigns, and , i thought at least it could be an out let, to , some recycling glass,
he would get even angry , and attack me for it, telling me that i was looking for trouble,and he would turn violent against me , because i thought i could release, something to useless glass,
for , i did not want to , turn it against people , neither , verbally or in any other way, then he said, that anyone who turn his anger on things , could turn it also on people,......and so on............
And all that while i had very difficult life with him i could not understand a thing, i was taking much stress from his depbts , his moody behaviour, his angry mood, that would be swifting , all the time, from one thing to the other, and god new when, he would talk to me ,or resent me abandon me, refuse me completely , pretend i was not there,
his dissapointments from life , from him self, then it all suddenly would turn against me , for i was the one taking the joy out of his life, while , we were sleeping , on a matress on the floor, while i would buy food for him and lend him money which i never was getting back, but i was giving it to him anyway, hoping all the time, that, maybe he would understand, that i was not not that dirty , stinky , angly whore, or the piece of shit, he was calling me,
that stupid bitch, the damm whore, or the pathetic, person he called me for years, he would wake up , no matter what in bad mood and in agression and he would curse the world and everything, and , i was just sitting in a corner, thinking that anything i would say, to him , after having done that a few times, asking him why do you speak like that , or what is the matter, and any moment he would put words in my mouth i never said, or would refrase my sentences , to make them mean something totally diferent than what i meant and what i said, and when i said to him look , there is a meaning behind words, and you should try to find it, then he even used that against me , to , let it seem that i was implying things, which , i was talking about meaning, and, not his word mixing.
when i would call my mom being very happy to hear her and excited, he would make remarks, that i was purposely annoying him, if i would write on the keypord i would annoy him,
if i would tell him i was exchited and happy about something i would annoy him, i felt unhappy and dippressed, i was crying, because i was nothing but an obstacle to him, bad news, a trouble maker, or an unworthy person, not original,
very predictable, anything i would do , in the house, was i doing it purposly against him , i did not let him relax,
we would not do much togeather, for , what i was saying was not good enough, he was not the kind of guy , to go out, but only with me he did not have fun , and he would tell that on my face, he would hurt me with every answer i would get,
when i would say , that i tried , the best i could , and i did not understand why he neglected me, he would say , that it was all my fault, that i ,was doing nothing for our life,
while i was working in shit jobs at least to offer something, going shopping , cleaning up , cooking most of the times a fresh meal at home, but he pretended all the time i was doing nothing , i did not care, enough, that i did not care, 5 years, i did not go out, for i felt , totally uncomfortable, to talk to people about , what was happening , every attempt, to meet people he would critisize it, he would speak bad against my family , forbidden me ,to see my family, ...........say to me that i was tottaly blind,
that my family did not care for me, but i would make a meal for his mother, even though they were also problems between them, all theese hurt me...........
where , all this time my father was sick and i wanted to be there for them, my father passed away , from cancer and my mother was dealing with that all alone, and i was manipulated , hearted, and wanted to really kill him ,
i managed to see my father, before , he passed away , thank god at least, but then left again from home, for i felt uncomfortable, and i went on depression , i did not want to work any more, i could not, for i felt really bad for taking all that crap , instead of being , more with my father,
i had become , very violent and on the other very fragile and on the other i really wanted to kill him,
and even though he knew why i was sad, he never apologized to me, even though , after he saw my father passed away ,
about all the stupid things he had being saying so far,
and, i asked him how come if you care for me, you were not , next to me , at the funeral, and neither , could you be there for me, and why did you not come, with us, , cause i stayed with my mom for 3 months for my mother was lost........but all the time , he just spoke about the house about money, about, that someone had to stay and pay the bills , and, all that ,in a way to tell me that it was ,because i did not care.......................!!!!!!!
and he pretended all the time that the debts he had , where i was working, but i did not know how else to help , that in the end, much of it was because of me!!!!!!
where i was there for him , he never asked money from his family , i was there, and i was talking about doing it better, and get a bed , find a nice place, where he would refuse, and make stress about it, and say , we could not afford it, and ,this and that, too people working fool time,
he just pretended he was doing it alone all the time and in the end i was the one , that did not understand according to him what He was going through , ...
while he could ask also help from his family , and i told , that , we could ask help , he did not want to...
and on top of that , what , he was doing to me , telling me all the time i did not care, and all , he pretends that i do it to him ,he pretends to be the victum here, and all the good i gave him, he pretends, i never did, and that i have been the negatieve one and that when on top he called me an evil bitch , and a satan , and all kinds of things,, and that , i have, caused all this
while he would all the time control me about everything not because he cared for me , but , he would tell me how to spend or how not to spend my money , and while financially i let him free, he does not , and he calls me a control freak
he made me shout at him , i felt i really had to punch him in his face , allthough i m small and i can not really do such a thing, i was shouting out of desperation in case he would really understand, that something had to change, and that i was not all that, and that , because, everytime i spoke about change, to the better, and that something had to be done, really and that i did not wish to wait,any longer,
i lost my self , my life, any chance to study , become something better, i do not have a proffesion, and with all these not even a place to leave.........
i just want to change all that, and i do not know how.....

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Subject: I just need some help


Author:
katle
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Date Posted: 09:53:38 01/10/08 Thu

I've finally decided to cut my father out of my life and I'm terrified even though all he does is make me feel depressed and anxious. I'm in therapy and in the process of getting meds but I still feel alone a lot and basically like I don't fit into normal. I've always been a loner kid and could always relate to adults more than other kids. My mother treated me as a friend which I'm just finding out wasn't the best thing for me. My dad never really hit me, but he would physically threaten (throwing/punching/breaking things) and criticize and ignore and overprotect. He didn't let me do many things and he's tried to control who I was friends with before. I feel like a lot of what I've had to deal with, pulling hair out, overeating, purging, cutting, compuslive thoughts, hypochondriac like worries, general anxiety, social isolation and depression have been primarily caused by him. I figured since he didn't hit me or call me overtly negative names like ugly or whatever that it didn't count. Anyway, I'm graduating this year and my mother and father are still together and probably will be forever. My mother's not happy, but I'm also angry at her for never helping me and for discouraging me getting therapy before I went to college (I started last year). My sister's still stuck in the house for one more year. I basically want to leave them completely because being near them makes me feel more depressed and anxious and disconnected. I know this is something I have to do so I can actually grow as a person, which is something that my parents stunted, but I am scared that I'll fall back into my dependency on them. I'm very scared of that because I feel alone now, even though I do have friends. They may think I'm overreacting, but I've rationalized enough things to myself. I just need some support now and I don't know where else to get it, although the therapy does help - that goes when I no longer have insurance through my father. I'm afraid I can't exist on my own.

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Subject: Can you help me stay away?


Author:
Teresa
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Date Posted: 14:05:01 12/26/07 Wed

Hello. I am new here and I am unsure if I am doing this correctly, so if I am causing an inconvenience, I apologize in advance.
I just left an abusive relationship of 7 years. We have two children together. I am 26 years old. I've been cheated on, lied to, hit, property destroyed (including our children's property),-pretty much the works. Let's triple that. Some women I am sure have gone through more than me, I was physically assaulted only periodically, not on a daily basis. Mentally-every single day. I never even knew mental abuse existed until someone sent me an article one day to my e mail address when I was searching for some kind of help out there. I finally found the courage to leave him and I know I did the right thing. I am looking for resources to help me keep myself strong. I know I need this. I need help to stay away from his guilt trips..."You took my kids away from me...", "You left me with no money to pay the rent for" ...these are some examples of what I am going through right now. I fear for what may come. I don't want to let him guilt me into coming back, because I know it would be the worst mistake ever. I am only 26 years old. Any thoughts and/or suggestions are greatly appreciated. Thank you.

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Subject: help?


Author:
Amanda
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Date Posted: 07:16:43 12/21/07 Fri

so i know that im seeking help or else i wouldn't be here. just yesterday for the first time since.. well ever...someone has actually really talked to me and helped me out with my dilemma. being seventeen there aren't many friends you can talk to and expect much more than "oh im sorry" or "idk what to say" or "you should just dump him" and i realize that 17 is a very young age to be having this issue... so i dont know whats wrong with me. but the base line story is we've been together for three years nearly. that he tends to be emotionally abusive sometimes. it didnt start out that way, but when does it ever? many of the characteristics describe him. i know that there are trust issues, becuase early on in the relationship we had a few road bumps from both sides. but that was almost two years ago, and i feel that after all the talking we have done that most of the issue is just emotional abuse. i haven't given him anything for him to not trust me for those two years, if anything i've degraded my own life and self esteem to compliment his "needs" he is insanely jealous. in the first place, i lied to him about how far i'd gone with former boyfriends (not even very) and i was attracted to another guy. and i fail to comprehend why that should effect him as much as it did, considering we were going out for less than a year and the fact that im a human! it makes me wonder if he's just immature sometimes. he doesnt even want me to talk to guys period. but i've put up with that for so long and the self esteem has been hurt so i don't even think it matters to me anymore, and even if it did and i said something i know he would just turn it around on me and accuse me of wanting a relationship with another guy. other than that he's not rude every single day, and almost every time he does something wrong he says sorry (besides the jealousy) which i know is alot more than others can say for their emotionally abusive partner. he doesnt want me to start working until he starts working becuase he wants to work where i work becuase he wants to "keep an eye on me" i cant even go out to the mall with my friends, i havent since his problems started two years ago. and if i ask to go out, he'll say i can go, but he'll manipluate me into not going. He has these negative/angry outburts over things and then either argues with me over them or just cuts off his ears from my feelings. and even if it didnt start from one of those outburts, it still gets just as bad. over something little. and he comes from an extremely disfunctional family. his mother is emotionally abusive, manipluative, jealous. his father was an alcoholic and physically abusive. and i've been just as supportive as someone in my shoes can be. i mean im tired of feeling cut off from the world and life, why should i have to sacrifice alll of the things that make me human to have his love? i do not know what to do. he says sorry but when it happens again i feel as if he's just tiding me over while were happy and then he can do it again. but he's so convincing that he really is sorry most of the time, and when hes happy things are good. i don't want to go through one more fight, this past week has been hellish. and i know if i try talking to him about this it will become a fight. i don't want to not be with him anymore, yet i don't want this to go on. how do i make him actually see the difference between healthy and unhealthy when this is what he's grown up to know? i see patterns evolving in him that live in his family and im scared. we already had a huge plan for our future... on top of this i really have no one to turn too. my sister and her husband died when her husband commited suicide by crashing their car. in the process i lost my niece and nephew. for these events my father has become depressive and has turned to substance abuse. and my mother is emotionally abusive (not to the extent of my boyfriends mom though) and favors my older brother over me becuase he's living in another country and becuase she's feeling loss of my sister and her children. my older brother and i have never been close in any way, fashion, or form. and that's all of my family. so i've been alone for a while. i have huge plans for myself in the future, with or without my boyfriend i've had this plan since i was ten. but i would prefer to keep him in my life. i dont expect to change him, rather im trying to find the right route to helping him see the changes he can make himself before his mind is unimpressionable. i love him very much, he's done good for me but i fear that the bad he's been doing are going to bring me down too far.

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Subject: Feeling afraid


Author:
cdd (grateful)
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Date Posted: 20:47:18 11/25/07 Sun

Dear Tracy,
I am writing this because I am having a fear issue I thought I could handle on my own....but I cannot. Five years ago when I went through RIGHTLIVING for the first time it was so earth shaking. It changed my life for the better. However when I came home life came crushing down in the form of deaths in the family.I used what I learned to start the healing process. It took years to get past the feelings of fear and guilt. This summer I went through RIGHTLIVING again, Still earth shaking. I got more out of it this time. When I came home I set forth my goal of getting classes started in my state. Though I know it is silly I feel like the same thing is happening. In the 3 months of being home I have lost 3 family member. I can't seem to pull myself out of it. An though I am quite often a happy person....I am terrible to be around right now. I don't think I am fit to teach becuase I am a basket case right now. My husband( my rock) has been very supportive during this time. And has made no demands on me, giving me time to grieve Which makes me feel even more guilty because I know he is also hurting. I am not being a very good mother to my kids. An they have noticed my moods. Once again everyone chalks it up to the passings of loved ones. I am trying not to rush myself, but I know I was meant to teach RIGHTLIVING. An I don't want to drag my tail any longer. However I feel just raw right now. I hate to cry an it feels like that is all I do when I am alone.I have not been posting on the forum which is one of my favorite things, and tends to bring me right out of a funk.I feel like a big baby and helpless. I am not looking for a quick fix just insight because I am at a loss.
Thank you
Bless

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Subject: what did I do wrong


Author:
mouse
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Date Posted: 03:41:47 11/20/07 Tue

I am going through crisis in my life at the moment and wondered what did I do wrong? It feels like everything I try doesnt work and the same old things keep happening to me. I have been married 3 times and finally feel like I have met my soul mate but the problem is abuse from my daughters who I feel blame me for splitting with their fathers even though I was in a physical and emotionally abusive relationship at that time. I can never shift the feeling of low self worth that stems from the violence and name calling not to mention the numerous affairs that I found out about. My Husband is so supportive and loving but we are being pushed apart by the constant abuse from my teenagers, we have to deal with the constant drunken rages, self abuse and at times violence against us from them and have begged Doctors and experts for help to no avail. I want to help them and constantly asure them that we love them even through the abuse but I constantly blame myself for their behaviour and wonder that I should have got out of my abusive marriages earlier so they didnt have to see what I went through at the hands of their fathers. Whatever goes wrong for them I get the blame and I am so tired emotionally and physically. Other people say that I am crazy to put up with their behaviour and I should put them into care but I cannot turn my back on my children who I love dearly, I feel like I am going crazy and my family is being torn apart.

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Subject: Thank you


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Angela
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Date Posted: 14:48:24 12/07/07 Fri

Thank you Dr. Tracy for your advice re: the jealous boyfriend. It's very beneficial information. Can you remind me which class was "Manipulation no more"? I can't find that titled class on your website. Thanks again and God Bless!
Angela

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Subject: hmmm any insight might help


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alumni (confused)
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Date Posted: 06:27:38 11/20/07 Tue

I have been married for 3 years to my second husband. I really thought (as we all do) that this was the One! Only to later feel like I was manipulated through the dating process and who he appeared to be is not really who he is.
I have two children a boy and a girl. My son absolutely loves him, and well my daughter (the youngest) I don't think cares. And so she shouldn't. He treats her like she is invisible and completely obvious that he really doesn't care for her but tolerates her. And as I type all of this I feel like I know the answer of what I need to do but yet feel some need for some reassurance.

I know I am in an emotional, pshycological, and at one point (only once but that was enough) physical abusive relationship. Neither his kids or mine know about the one time he got physical. However, they do see he doesn't treat me kindly mood wise. About the same way he treats my daughter.

My problem is I want to move away from it for my sake but after conferences last night I realize and saw alot of things in my little girl that is worrying me and that the damage he is causing has shown through after numerous times I have told him not to be the way he is to her. He basically tells her to be quite, quit doing this, go do that, don't but into conversations, quit playing the piano, quit singing. She basically said she feels invisible,and BOY do I know how that feels.
But My Son is so comfortable and happy for the first time n 5 years since my divorce. He is excelling in sports, because he has a step dad that is a freak about sports and they have all of that in common. He is getting straight A's. and yet is always worried my husband and I are going to get divorced.

So My Dilemma: IF if stay in the situtation I destroy my soul and my daughters
If I leave I destroy my sons.

Catch 22 if you will. I am wise enough after all I have been through to see the patterns and know what is going on, but never did I think I would be in this position with the children.

Any thoughts?

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Subject: How do I get him to leave?


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Angela
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Date Posted: 09:07:08 11/14/07 Wed

Hi Dr. Tracy,

I have been very unhappy in a relationship for about two years now. My boyfriend is incredibly jealous, possessive and needy. He is incredibly suspicious and each day asks him what I had for lunch, where I went, whom I talked to, if the men I work with are good looking, etc...he claims not to be controlling, but he is. I have tried everything to try and reassure him, but it seems like no matter where I work he is jealous of one of the men there. I have invited him to workplace gatherings, etc. to try and reassure him that I am NOT cheating on him, etc., etc., etc....I feel like every single day I have to defend myself when I have done absolutely nothing wrong!! He tries to give me a guilt trip when I want to go to the gym to work out, and asks if any of the personal trainers are "hitting on me"!! When I try to tell him that I'm unhappy and ask him to leave he uses emotional blackmail, and becomes very agitated, and whiny and asks me why I'm not "fighting for us, etc., etc." I know in my gut that I don't want to be with him anymore, and that it is not a good relationship. The problem is, how do I get him to leave? Unfortunately, he lives with me, and I'm afraid that things are going to get ugly because he won't want to go...he has also taken a lot of liberties, like getting into my email at home and work!! and knows my security codes at my house, etc....so, how do I safely get him to go? Do I need to call the police? I'm afraid that will just anger him more.

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Subject: Unsure of what to do


Author:
Audrey
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Date Posted: 14:43:27 11/08/07 Thu

So here's the deal. I was in an emotionally abusive relationship for 7 months. We started dating last December and it was the first long-term relationship I had ever been in so I was really ignorant and didn't see what was going on (the abuse started really slowly and then escalated over the 7 months). I actually didn't realize the relationship was abusive until after I got out of it - I was just tired of the arguments and feeling inadequate and down on myself. I realized after I started seeing a psychologist that it was abusive and in the manipulative kind of way. He never called me names or yelled or anything. He just knew that I am a "people pleaser" and all he had to do was be upset and I'd want to make everything better. So basically nothing I ever did was good enough. He threatened to kill himself a couple of times (the final time was earlier in the day I broke up with him - I called the police) and blamed it on me. I'm debating between medical school and seminary - he told me I'd make a terrible pastor because I can't put anyone before myself (because I wouldn't drop everything to do whatever it was he wanted that day), so basically he called me selfish and told me he didn't believe in me. The thing I'm beginning to realize now is that he started to use his abuse in a sexual way - we never went all the way but I realized that although he told me he'd wait as long as I wanted he really didn't mean it. We'd get into arguments because I wasn't willing to go all the way, and according to him that meant I didn't care about him. That was his favorite way of abusing me - he'd say that [blank] action of mine meant that I didn't care about him, or that I wanted to intentionally hurt him, etc, etc.
Anyway, I got out of the relationship mid-July through beginning-August (it took me a few weeks to get him to stop begging me to take him back). Then I told him that I needed to be completely separate from him at least until school started (mid-September), then maybe we could be friends. At first he wouldn't leave me alone but when I virtually yelled at him one day he actually (surprisingly) left me alone.
The thing is, we met because at the beginning of last school year he joined the college youth group associated with the church I attend. This is a church I've attended for 4 years, and a youth group I've been a part of for 3.5 years. I didn't think he'd be involved in it anymore, so I went ahead and took a leadership position I was offered by my pastor (basically I'm a peer-minister). Unfortunately he did decide to be a part of the group, and he's more involved that he ever was last year! I think he's doing it because he doesn't have me to occupy his time anymore so he's filling it with the group.
It really bothers me to be around him! It makes me remember things I don't ever want to remember again. Every Tuesday when we have dinner then bible-study, I can just feel myself pull into a shell because I'm scared - I don't trust him, I want a better boundary (like for him to NOT be there), I don't want him to know anything about me. I'm probably being over-protective of myself, but I kind of feel I'm entitled to that - he hurt me really badly! My pastor knows about it and she's really supportive, but it doesn't help in terms of me not wanting to be around him. No one really understands, and I don't expect them to, but it's still an issue. I've voiced that sometimes I feel like leaving the group, but both my pastor and one of my friends in the group (who also knows about the abuse) says that it would just be running away. I don't want to run away, I want to deal with my feelings so the next time I'm in a relationship I don't bring any of these feelings/fears with me. But, I feel my life would be so much better if I wasn't around him. Is me wanting to leave, me running away?
It would be really hard to leave, it's a place that most of my friends are a part of, and its been a huge part of my life since my 1st year of college (I'm now a graduating 5th year)! However, if it makes me feel better it may be worth it. I'm upset all the time, I feel lonely a lot of the time, and I still feel really hurt - and I know that all of that is okay, it's only been 3 months since we broke up and I'm still processing everything that happened to me. I'm just glad I didn't let the relationship go on further, especially after reading about whats happened to other people - I know we were heading down that road, I'm glad I got out when I did!
Leaving the group would be extremely hard - I feel that I'm more entitled to be there than he is because I've been there longer! However, him being there is really upsetting. I feel that if I left I could process things in peace without the emotional responses I get from being around him. Am I just running away?

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Subject: Choosing Destiny Congerence


Author:
Dr. Tracy Kemble
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Date Posted: 23:18:05 10/21/07 Sun



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Subject: very tired.


Author:
Globette
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Date Posted: 14:50:03 02/28/07 Wed

I am at a very low point in my life right now, and am very tired of fighting for a relationship that continues to produce lies from my husband. Right living and "The courage to say no more" have done alot for me. I feel like I am a stronger person, but why can't I stop the person I love from hurting me with lies and doubt? My heart wants to be so much more dedicated to the purpose WIN has brought into my life, but I am now broken and dont have much more to give at this point.
Here's my story, short version. I never paid much attention to our finances because my husband makes enough to support a family of five. My mistake. When I did (after right living) I uncoverd a huge pill addiction. It didnt stop there. After then is where all the lies come in. The financial abuse has been so severe now we have to file bankruptcy. Trying to go with out things, to try and make ends meet, he has not. We went to counseling for a while, but the cost is high when you have no money.
Apparently the addiction is kicked, but that wasnt the end of it. A few weeks ago I find out that he owed a "loan shark" a few thousand dollars and that is why the money manipulation has been there since the rest had come out.
The problem with this all is, my love hasnt been the issue, I have loved him almost since the first time i met him. Yes there has been contamination to our realtionship for a very long time, we all make mistakes. When do the mistakes and childish lies come to an end.
I have tried so hard to make this marriage a unity and I feel like a failure, I've never been a quitter.
The last time I was happy was when I was with my globe sisters. My heart is so heavy and my smile is replaced with tears. Please I need some encouragement. Much love.

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Subject: About Detachment


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Dr. Tracy Kemble
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Date Posted: 21:05:26 10/13/07 Sat

Hi Globette, and all of you who love someone who is making you lose yourself. In class #5 "The Definition of Co-Dependent: ME!" step number 7 in healing is called "Detachment". Here is an excerpt from my teaching. It is something I wrote to myself (A 'Note to Self') when I was suffering due to other people's choices. I hope my words bring some clarity to realize you are not alone and most important, there is help."

(FROM THE CLASS #5 The Definition of Co-Dependent:ME!"

Finally, Healing Step #7: Detach

It is very difficult to love somebody whose choices are killing us. And though leaving them behind and moving forward is an option for some people, for others, it is not an option. What if we want to have those people in our life?

The key to loving them in a safe way is called, “detachment”.

Detachment does not mean detaching from the person whom we care about. Instead detachment is learning how to detach from the agony of their choices.

Detachment is an act of love: Both self love, a servant of God love, and other love.

How is it love?

It is love because each of us is responsible for ourselves. And when we attach to other people, we detach from ourselves, keeping everyone in a stuck pattern.

I am going to share with you all a writing from my journal that best explains the emotion of detachment. I wrote it(to myself) when I realized I needed to detach from some people I loved very much because their choices were killing me.

Here it is:

“Today I am realizing I need to make a change.
I feel myself feeling crazy and wounded by other people, so Tracy, take out your Personal Life Rule book and remind yourself how to get back to good.
(And here are guidelines I give myself to get back to good)

I, Tracy, will not allow the behaviors of other people to torment my life. When I have a problem that controls me, rather than bother me, it means I am out of balance. Since this situation is controlling me, I need to stand in truth and realize I, (not them) are out of balance.

I will choose to act and think today, rather than re-act to life. Meaning, I will not guilt, self hate, worry, use controlling gesture, care take, go depressed, fury, fear, get anxious or go shame, on account of them. Instead, I will use my words to express my needs, and my use my sound mind to discover my safe choices. I must do this because thinking, is a God given action. (Intelligence is free Tracy, so please use it...)

As I know I must detach, I must remind myself that detachment does not mean that I am excluding this person who I care about from my life. But instead it means that I am stepping back from the agony of their choices. Choices that are killing me.

I, Tracy Kemble, will allow people to be who they are.
I will allow life to happen and not force or control it.
Then I will make my plan for MY emotional safety.

I will remember that I have the power to love without going crazy. And that I do not have to be so afraid of people. They are human like me.

I will remember that I cannot work on my life and others at the same time. If I have any self love, I will do this for myself, God and them.

I remind myself that when I choose to hold onto, control or create someone else’s life, it is only an excuse not to live my own. So I will choose my life as my project of choice.

Remember Tracy, everyone possesses the power and the right to navigate their life, regardless of what you think or believe.

Remember Tracy, you must accept it, but you do not have to allow it in your life.

So therefore Tracy, do not abandon yourself anymore. Walk back in on your life, trust God that you can make choices for your wellbeing.

Remember Tracy your life is a good place to be. Now go find your peace.

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Subject: Staying in the Relationship


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Catherine (With Grace)
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Date Posted: 08:13:49 08/10/07 Fri

I've been out of a 25-year abusive marriage for almost seven years. During those seven years I have healed and moved on in so many aspects of my life . . . my relationships with my children are loving, nurturing and balanced; I am successful and appreciated at work; I am in school pursuing my dream; I have friendships and activities that are whole and fulfilling. I have dated many men over the past seven years; the minute things started getting serious or complicated, I would bolt, usually around two months. I started dating someone almost a year ago and we have fallen deeply in love. And it's wonderful, truly. But I find I withdraw or acquiesce when difficult situations present. When it comes to fight or flight, my m.o. has been to fly. But this man is definitely worth fighting with and for. I have come so far and gotten so much healthier, but staking my claim and standing my ground is a stumbling block for me. I know he would listen and take into account what I have to say. It's just so hard for me to say it. I think the feeling stems from something I got from my mother: "don't be difficult"; I feel like other people's needs are perfectly acceptable but mine are difficult or less worthy. How can I work past this? Thank you so much for your time and consideration Dr. Kemble, your sight is truly a godsend.
Best, Catherine Grace

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Subject: Hurting loving an addict


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Peggy Eagle (fearful)
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Date Posted: 12:56:28 07/27/07 Fri

I have been married to a marijuana addict for 30 years. A few years ago, he's work slowed down and he wanted to start growing "pot to support his $400-$500 a month habit. It started in a closet and then took over the entire 2nd floor of the house and soon spread to the first floor. I was terrified of being discovered by family and police. He was running air condstioners in the winter. I was too afraid to leave and the bottom line is we were both arrested when police came to the house last year. He is facing jail time and I'm on probation with lots of fines. The good news is he has discover a men training called the new warriors. It has done wonders for him. I tried working with a radical forgiveness coach but the techniques did't work for me. I was just stuck in my feelings. Recently did some research into emotional abuse and see that my life story fits the pattern. I am eagerly looking forward to doing the online program and having a coaching session. I want to heal from this abuse and go forward with a healthy relationship.

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Subject: I left him...but I feel I want him back.


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Sarah (confused and exhausted)
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Date Posted: 15:16:33 08/21/07 Tue

I am 20 years old and have a 7 week old daughter. I just left her father because a few weeks ago we had an argument, he didn't like the things I was telling him, such as he wasn't helping me with our daughter and he plays video games all the time plus spends his money on it alot...he then tried to choke me, but I fought back and he tore my shirt, I went balistic on him and screamed that no one ever touches me, ever...and I yelled at him for the phone so I could call my parents (because he hid it on me) I then tried to take my daughter (who was in the stroller) out of our apartment to call my parents or the police..and he blocked the door...so I sorta shoved him...and I picked up our daughter and proceeded to the door...he then punched me in the jaw while our daughter was in my arms, and took her from me, he wouldn't give her back..a neighbor called the police but they wouldn't press charges on him because I hit him back in self defense..I am now at my parents house safe and sound but my world has been turned upside down and child services is involved and it seems like all I want to do is cry because I feel so alone and scared....I have been in touch with him, I told him to see our daughter he will need to seek professional help with a counsellor...he believes he knows what he's done wrong after one visit and he swears it will never happen again...I feel so torn because I do love him, he's the father of my daughter...but I just don't think I'd be able to forgive what happened...I've just been so beaten down by the verbal abuse of not being a good mother to being a crazy psycho bitch....I just have this need to try and keep our "family" together...is it wrong of me to have this thought? and better yet...have I done the right thing, because I just feel so lost and confused. I would appreciate your comments very much....I am very grateful to have found this site...reading all those life situations has helped me. Thank you all.

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